Pilot Mountain is a town in Surry County, North Carolina, United States.

[4] It is named for the nearby landmark of Pilot Mountain, a distinctive geological formation.

The Bank of Pilot Mountain was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,440 people, 715 households, and 455 families residing in the town.